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FCO updates travel advice for Sri Lanka

Tourists are being told it's safe to return to Kandy following violent outbreaks in the Sri Lankan city.

The UK Foreign Office
updated its travel advice on Wednesday saying it was aware of some reports of
tourists being caught up in movement restriction and of an 'indefinite' police
curfew.

Updated advice today
(Thursday) said the curfew has been lifted but is expected to be re-imposed at
6pm local time.

It said there are no reports
that major tourist areas elsewhere in Sri Lanka have been affected and
Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo is operating as normal.

"Trains to and from Kandy
are understood to be operating normally, but there may be some disruption to
local travel," it said.

"Certain social media
sites and messaging platforms have been blocked or restricted nationwide."

An earlier recommendation by
Sri Lanka Tourism for tourists not to travel into Kandy has been lifted.Sri
Lanka declared a state of emergency earlier this week due to violent clashes
between the Buddhist and Muslim communities.